Red Wings assign Glendening to Griffins

Glendening, 24, has skated in nine games with the Red Wings this season, recording four penalty minutes and averaging 9:50 of ice time, including a season-high 12:54 in Detroit’s 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has also played nine games for the Griffins this season, registering six points (3-3-6) and 14 penalty minutes. In 60 career games with the Griffins, he has 32 points (11-21-32), a plus-18 rating and 64 penalty minutes. He also spent four seasons (2008-12) at the University of Michigan, tallying 70 points (31-39-70) in 165 collegiate games.